Category: 1. Palestine

Killed in an Israeli airstrike, 11-year-old Yaqeen Hammad had become a beacon of hope for Gaza’s displaced and orphaned children.

At only 11 years old, Yaqeen Hammad was Gaza’s youngest media activist and the youngest volunteer in a local charity group. With wisdom well beyond her age, Yaqeen brought hope to places shadowed by fear.

Living under siege in the Gaza…

Rome (Quds News Network)- Several Italian municipalities launched a national solidarity campaign with Gaza on Saturday, denouncing Israeli massacres that have left over 176,000 Palestinians dead or injured — most of them women and children.

The campaign features the display of 50,000 white shrouds on balconies and windows across the country. These sheets symbolize the burial shrouds of Palestinian victims. The initiative began with a group of Italian academics and civil society…

In Gaza, the sound of drones can be heard everywhere.

An analysis by Al Jazeera’s digital investigations team, Sanad, has revealed that Israel is repurposing commercial drones to use as weapons of war in the Strip.

And as drones become ever more accessible, the line between their civilian use and their military use is becoming increasingly blurred.

Hundreds of residents remain in evacuation centres, with 52 rescues made overnight despite conditions easing.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the start of a cleanup operation in eastern Australia after record-breaking floods killed five people and stranded tens of thousands of people.

Damage assessments are under way for the coastal region of New South Wales in the east, where at least 10,000 properties are thought to have been damaged, the state’s emergency services agency…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Government Media Office in Gaza warned that Israeli forces are forcing aid convoys to travel through dangerous routes. These roads, it said, are exposed to looting by Israeli-backed armed groups.

This comes as Gaza enters the 84th day of total blockade. Israel continues to close all crossings and block humanitarian supplies. It has also cut off fuel shipments, crippling hospitals, bakeries, and life-saving services.

Despite international pleas, Israel…